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ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Biopolymer Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation in Bionic Applications.

Changchun Yu, Fenghuan Jia, Dong Chen, Ziyi Wang, Pawel Wagner, Yong Liu, Caiyun Wang

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Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Biopolymer Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation in Bionic Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Changchun YuSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
Fenghuan JiaSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
Dong ChenSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
Ziyi WangSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
Pawel WagnerIntelligent Polymer Research Institute, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
Yong LiuSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
Caiyun WangIntelligent Polymer Research Institute, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9539-2155

Funding

Australian Research Council DP240101192Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province 2021C04019National Natural Science Foundation of China U20A20338the Summit Advancement Disciplines of Zhejiang Province (Wenzhou Medical University - Pharmaceutics)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osmotic power harvested from the physiological environment via reverse electrodialysis (RED) offers a net-zero chemical reaction and non-harmful byproducts, presenting a promising strategy for powering bionic devices. As a key component and ideal candidate, biopolymer membranes offer excellent biocompatibility, high ion conductivity, tunable surface modification, and biodegradability. This review provides an overview of biopolymer-based osmotic power generation for bionic applications. It uniquely bridges biopolymer membranes, RED, and bionic applications, addressing a critical research gap by integrating biopolymer membranes with RED technologies for biomedical use. It illustrates the mechanism of RED process and its bioinspired design, highlighting the role of biopolymer membranes in enhancing energy conversion efficiency and biological integration. The function of RED in ion regulation for monitoring and modulating physiological conditions is elucidated. Integrating biopolymer membrane with osmotic power generation offers a promising route to self-powered healthcare devices that harmonizes with the body's intrinsic biological processes.

Indexed as

BionicsMembranes, ArtificialBiocompatible MaterialsBiopolymersOsmosisBiocompatible MaterialsBiopolymersMembranes, Artificialbionic applicationbiopolymer membranereverse electrodialysis

Identifiers

PMID40751298
PMCPMC12422088

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